Job. Urthermore Elihu answered and faid, 2 Hear my words, O ye wife men, and give ear unto me, ye that have knowledge. 3 For the ear trieth words, as the mouth tafterh meat. 4 Let us choose to us judgment: let us know among our felves what is good. 5 For Job hath faid, I am righteous: and God hath taken away my judg ment. 6 Should I lie against my right? my wound is incurable without tranfgreffion. 7 What man is like Job, who drinketh up fcorning like water? 8 Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walkech with wicked men. 9 For he hath faid. It profiteth a man nothing, that he fhould delight himself with God.. To Therefore hearken unto me, ye men of understanding: far be it from God, that he should do wickedness, and from the Almighty, that he should commit iniquity. 11 For the work of a man fhall he render unto him, and caufe every man to find according to his ways. 12 Yea, furely God will not do wickedy, neither will the Almighty pervert judgment. Gods juftice 23 For he will not lay upon man more than right; that he should enter inte judgment with God. 24 He fhall break in pieces mighty men without number, and fet others in their ftead. 25 Therefore he knoweth their works, and he overturneth them in the night, fo that they are deftroyed. 26 He ftriketh them as wicked men in the open fight of others: 27 Because they turned back from him, and would not confider any of his ways. 28 So that they cause the cry of the poor to come unto him, and he heareth the cry of the afflicted. 29 When he giveth quietness, who then can make trouble and when he hideth his face, who then can behold him? whether it be done against a nation, or against a man only: 30 That the hypocrite reign not, left the people be infnared. 31 Surely it is meet to be faid unto God, I have born chaftifement, I will not offend any more. 32 That which I fee not, teach thou me; if I have done iniquity, I will do no more. 33 Should it be according to thy mind? he will recompence it, whether thou re13 Who hath given him a charge o-fufe, or whether thou choose, and not It ver the earth? or who hath difpofed therefore fpeak what thou knoweft. the whole world? 34 Let men of understanding tell me, and let a wife mah hearken unto m. 14 If he fet his heart upon man, if he gather unto himself his fpirit and his breath; 15 All fefh fhall perish together, and man fhall turn again unto duft. 16 If now thou haft understanding, hear this: hearken to the voice of words. my 35 Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wif dom. 36 My defire is that Job may be tried unto the end, because of his answers for wicked men. 37 For he addeth rebellion unto his multiplieth his words against God. 17 Shall even he that hareth right go-fin,he slappeth his hands amongst us,and vern? and wilt thou condemn him that is moft juft? 18 Isit fit to fay to a king, Thou art wicked? and to princes. Te are ungodly? 19 How much lefs to him that accepteth not the perfons of princes, nor regard eth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work his hands. 20. In a moment half they die, and the people fhall be troubled at midnight, and pafs away and the mighty fhall be taken away without hand. 21 For his eyes are upon the ways of man, and he feeth all his goings. 22 There is no darkness nor fhadow of death, where the workers of iniquity may side themfelves. CHA P. XXXV. Comparison is not to be made with God, because our good or evil cannot extend unto him. 9 Many cry in their af factions, but are not heard for want of faith. E Lihu fpake moreover, and faid, 2 Thinkelt thou this to be right, that thou faidft, My righteoufaels is more than Gods? 3 For mou faidft, What advantage will it be unto thee, and, What profit fhall have if I be cleanfed from my fin? 4 I will answer thee, and thy companions with thee. God is just. Chap. xxxvi. Sin hinders Gods bleffings. 5 Look unto the heavens, and fee and and their tranfgreffions that they have behold the clouds which are high.r than exceeded. hou. 6 If thou finneft, what doft thou against him? or if thy tranfgreffions be multiplied, what doft thou unto him? 7 If thou be righteous, what giveft thou him? or what receivech he of chine hand? 8 Thy wickedness may hurt a man as chou art, and thy righteoufnefs may profit the fon of man. 10 He openeth alfo their ear to difcipline, and commandeth that they return from iniquity. II If they obey and ferve him, they fhall fpend their days in profperity, and their years in pleasures. 12 But if they obey not, they fhall perish by the fword, and they fhall die without knowledge. 13 But the hypocrites in heart heap 9 By reafon of the multitude of op-up wrath: they cry not when he bindpreffions, they make the oppreffed to cry:eth them. they cry out by reafon of the arm of the mighty. 10 But none faith, Where is God my maker, who giveth fongs in the night 11 Who teacheth us more than the beafts of the earth, and maketh us wifer than the fowls of heaven. 12 There they cry, (but none giveth anfwer) because of the pride of evil men. 13 Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it. 14 Although thou fayft thou shalt not fee him, yet judgment is before him, therefore truft thou in him. 15 But now, because iris not fe, he hath vifited in his anger, yet he knoweth it not in great extremity: 16 Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain: he multiplieth words without knowledge. CHAP. XXXVI. Elihu fheweth how God is just in his ways, 16 How Jobs fins hinder Gods bleffings. 24 Gods works are to be magnified. E Lihu alfo proceeded, and faid, 3 I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will afcribe righteousness to my maker. 4 For truly, my words fhall not be falle: he that is perfe& in knowledge is with thee. 5 Behold, God is mighty, and defpifeth not any he is mighty in ftrength and wisdom. 6 He preferveth not the life of the wicked: but giveth right to the poor. 7 He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous but with kings are they on the throne, yea, he doth establifh them for ever, and they are exalted.. 8 And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction : 9 Then he fheweth them their work, 14 They die in youth, and their life is among the unclean. 15 He delivereth the poor in his affliction, and openeth their cars in oppreffion. 16 Even fo would he have removed thee out of the ftrait into a broad place, where there is no ftraitness, and that which fhould be fet on thy table, sould be full of fatnefs. 17 But thou haft fulfilled the judgment of the wicked: judgment and juftice take hold on thee. 18 Because there is wrath, beware left he take thee away with his ftroke: then a great ranfom cannot deliver thee. 19 Will he efteem thy riches? no not gold, nor all the forces of ftrength. 20 Defire not the night, when people are cut off in their place. 21 Take heed, regard not iniquity: for this haft thou chofen rather than affli&tion. 22 Behold, God exalteth by his power: who teacheth like him? 23 Who hath enjoined him his way? or who can fay, Thou haft wrought iniquity? 24 Remember that thou magnifie his work, which men behold. 25 Every man may fee it, man may behold ir afar off. 26 Behold, God is great, and we know him not, neither can the number of his years be fearched out. 27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapor thereof: 28 Which the clouds do drop, and diftil upon man abundantly. 29 Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle? 30 Behold,he fpreadeth his light upon it, and covereth the bottom of the fea. 31 For by them judgeth he the people. he giveth meat in abundance. God to be feared for his works: 32 With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to fbine, by the cloud that comech betwixt. 33 The noise thereof fheweth concerning it, the cattle alfo concerning the vapor. CHAP. XXXVII. 1 God is to be feared for his great works: 15 His wifdom is unfearchable in them. T this alfo my heart trembleth, and is moved out of his place. 2 Hear attentively the noife of his voice, and the found that goeth out of A his mouth. 3 He dire&teth it under the whole heaven, and his lightning unto the ends of the earth. 4 After it a voice roreth: he thundreth with the voice of his excellency, and he will not ftay them when his voice is heard. 5 God thundreth marvelloufly with his voice; great things doth he, which we cannot comprehend. 6 For he faith to the fnow, Be thou on the earth; likewife to the fmall rain, and to the great rain of his ftrength. He fealeth up the hand of every man; that all men may know his work. 8 Then the beafts go into dens, and remain in their places. 9 Out of the fouth cometh the whirlwind: and cold out of the north. 10 By the breath of God, froft is given: and the breadth of the waters is ftraitned. 11 Allo by watering be wearieth the thick cloud: he fcattereth his bright cloud. 12 And it is turned round about by his counfels that they may do whatfoever he commandeth them, upon the face of the world in the earth. 13 He caufeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. 14 Hearken unto this, O Job: ftand ftill, and confider the wondrous works of God. 15 Doft thou know when God difpofed them, and caufed the light of his cloud to fhine? 16 Doft thou know the ballancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? Job. His wifdem unfearchable: him; for we cannot order our Speech reafon of darkness. 20 Shall it be told him that I fpeal if a man fpeak, furely he fhall be fr lowed up. 21 And now men fee not the brig light which is in the clouds: but wind paffeth and cleanfeth chem. 22 Fair weather cometh out of t north: with God is terrible majefty. 23 Touching the Almighty, we cann find him out: he is excellent in powe and in judgment, and in plenty of j ftice: he will not affli&t. 24 Men do therefore fear him : here' fpeð not any that are wise of heart. CHA F. XXXVIII. God challengeth Fob to answer. 4 God. by his mighty works, convinceth Fob of ignorance, 31 and of imbecillity. T Hen the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and faid, 2 Who is this that darkneth counsel by words without knowledge? 3Gird up now thy loyns like a man; for I will demand of dee, and answer thou me. 4 Where waft thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou haft understanding. 5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knoweft? or who hath ftretched the line upon it? 6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof faftned? or who laid the corner-ftone thereof? 7 When the morning ftars fang toge ther, and all the fons of God fhouted for joy. 8 Or who fhut up the fea with doors, when it brake forth as if it had iffued out of the womb? 9 When I made the cloud the gat ment thereof, and thick darkness a swadling-band for it, 10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and fet bars and doors, 11 And faid, Hitherto halt thou come, but no further, and here fhall thy proud waves be stayed. 12 Haft thou commanded the morning fince chy days? and caufed the dayfpring to know his place, 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be 17 How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the fouth-fhaken out of it? wind? 18 Haft thou with him fpread out the sky, which is ftrong, and as a molten looking-glasbones m 19 Teach us what we fhall fay unto 14 It is turned as clay to the feal, and they ftand as a garment. 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm fall be broken. 16 Haft Gods power in his creatures. wildom? or who can ftay the bottles of heaven, He convinceth Fob of ignorance. Chap. xxxix. 16 Haft thou entred into the fprings bf the fea? or haft thou walked in the fearch of the depth? 17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or haft thou teen the doors of the fhadow of death? 18 Haft thou perceived the breadth of the earth ?declare, if thou knoweft it all. 19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof, 20 That thou shouldft take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldft know the paths to the house thereof? 21 Knoweft thou it, because thou waft then born? or because the number of chy days is great? 22 Haft thou entred into the treafures of the fnow? or haft thou feen the treasures of the hail, 23 Which I have referved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war? 24 By what way is the light parted, which (cattereth the caft-wind upon the earth? 25 Who hath divided a water-courfe for the overflowing of waters? or a way for the lightning of thunder, 26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wildernels wherein there is no man? 27 To fatisfie the defolate and waste! ground, and tocanfe the bud of the tender herb to fpring forth? 28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of the dew? 29 Out of whofe womb came the ice? and the hoary froft of heaven, who hath gendred it? 30 The waters are hid as with a ftone, and the face of the deep is frozen. 31 Canft thou bind the fweet influences of Pleiades, or loofe the bands of! Orion?' 32 Canft thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his feafon, or canft thou guide Arcturus with his fons? 33 Knoweft thou the ordinances of heaven? canft thou fet the dominion thereof in the earth? 34 Canft thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? 35 Canft thou fend lightnings, that they may go, and fay unto thee, Here we are? 36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given underftanding to the heart? 37 Who can number the clouds in 38 When the duft groweth into hardnefs, and the clods cleave faft together? 39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion?or fill the appetite of the young lions, 40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait? 41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat. Č HA P. XXXIX. Of the wild goats and hinds. 5 Of the wild afs, 9 the unicorn, 13 the peacock, fork, and oftrich, 19 the horse, 26 the hawk, 27 the eagle, K Nowelt thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canft thou mark when the hinds do calve? 2 Canft thou number the months that they fulfil? or knoweft thou the time when they bring forth? 3 They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they caft out their forrows. 4 Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn: they go forth, and return not unto them. 5 Who hath fent out the wild afs free? or who had loofed the bands of the wild afs? 6 Whofe houfe I have made the wildernefs, and the barren land his dwellings. 7 He fcorneth the multitude of the city, neither regardeth he the crying of the driver.. 8 The range of the mountains is his pafture, and he searcheth after every green thing. 9 Will the unicorn be willing to ferve thee, or abide by thy crib? 10 Canft chou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will be barrow the vallies after thee? 11 Wilt thou truft him because his ftrength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? 12 Wilt thou believe him that he will bring home thy feed, and gather it into thy barn? 13 Gaveft thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the oftrich? 14 Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in the duft, 15 And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them. 16 She is hardned against her you Of the horse. Job. ones, though they were not hers: her labour is in vain without fear; 17 Because God hath deprived her of wildom, neither hath he imparted to her underftanding. 18 What time the lifteth up her felfon high,the fcorneth the horse and his rider. 19 Haft thou given the horse ftrength? haft thou clothed his neck with thunder? 20 Canft thou make him afraid as a grafhopper? the glory of his noftrils is terrible. 21 Heraweth in the valley, and rejoyceth in his ftrength: he goeth on to meet the armed men. 22 He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the fword. 23 The quiver rattleth against him, the glittering fpear and the fhield. 24 He fwalloweth the ground with fiercene's and rage: neither believeth he that it is the found of the trumpet. 25 He faith among the trumpets, Ha, ba; and he fmelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the fhouting, 26 Doth the hawk fly by thy wifdom, and ftretch her wings toward the fouth? 27 Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her neft on high? 28 She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the ftrong place. 29 From thence the feeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. 30 Her young ones alfo fuck up blood: and where the flain are, there is the. CHAP. XL. Fob humbleth himself to God: 6 God ftirreth him up to fhew his righteousness, power and wisdom. 15 Of the behe moth. M Oreover, the LORD answered Job, 2 Shall he that contendeth with the Almighty, inftru&t him? he that reproveth God, let him anfwer it. 3Then Job anfwered the LORD, and faid, 4 Behold, I am vile, what fhall I anfwer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. Once have I fpoken, but I will not answer : yea, twice, but I will proceed no farther. 6Then anfwered the LORD unto Job out of the whirlwind, and faid, 7 Gird up thy loyns now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thon unto me 4 Of the leviathan 8 Wilt thou alfo difanul my judg ment? wilt thou condemn me that do mayft be righteous? 9 Haft thou an arm like God? or can thou thunder with a voice like him? 10 Deck thy felfnow with majefty and excellency, and aray chy felf with glory and beauty. 11 Caft abroad the rage of thy wrad; and behold every one that is proud, and abafe him. 12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low and tread down the wicked in their place. 13Hide them in the duft together, and bind their faces in fecrer. 14 Then will I alfo con efs unto thee, that thine own right hand can save thee. 15 Behold now behemoth which I made with thee, he eateth grafs as an ox. 46 Lonow.his ftrength is in his loyns, and his force is in the navel of his belly. -17 He moveth his tail like a cedar: the finews of his ftones are wrapt together. 18 His bones are as ftrong pieces of brafs, his bones are like bars of iron. 19 He is the chief of the ways of Ged: he that made him, can make his sword to approach unto him. 20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food: where all the beafts of the field play. 21 He lieth under the fhady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22 The fhady trees cover him with their fhadow: the willows of the brook compass him about. 23 Behold, he drinketh up a river, and hafteth not: he truftech that he can draw up Jordan into his mouth. 24 He taketh it with his eyes: bis nofe pierceth through fnares. CA CHA P. XLI. Of Godsgreat power in the leviathan. Anft thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou letteft down? 2 Canft thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn? 3 Will he make many fupplications unto thee? will he speak foft words unto chee? 4 Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a fervant for ever? 5 Wilt thou play with him as with bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? 6 Shall the companions make a bar quet of him? thall they part him among the merchantsoman two of y 7 Ca ift |
